“I am and always will be the optimist, the hoper of far-flung hopes, and the dreamer of improbable dreams.” - Doctor Who
Aayushi A. Shah is a South Asian writer/filmmaker based in New York City. Her award-winning screenplays, THE REST IS SILENCE, STRANGE THINGS WILL HAPPEN, and THE PAST, PRESENT & FUTURE, having gained much success in national as well as international film festivals, are the foundation of multiple character-driven, fiercely personal stories featuring messy, meditative women that she's currently writing. Aayushi's writing has also been published in internationally well-read publications, and her work has been significantly featured in the press both in India and in the US.
Quarterfinalist
The Rest is Silence
Screencraft Short Film Screenplay Competition
2022
Nominee, Best Short Screenplay
STRANGE THINGS WILL HAPPEN
Lonely Wolf London International Film Festival
2021
Semifinalist, Best Screenplay
THE PAST, PRESENT & FUTURE
Los Angeles Film Awards
2021
Nominee, Best Short Screenplay
The Rest is Silence
Lonely Wolf London International Film Festival
2021
Nominee, Best Screenplay
The Rest is Silence
7th Annual Top Shorts Film Festival
2021
Semifinalist
The Rest is Silence
Filmmatic Short Screenplay Awards
2021
Quarterfinalist
The Rest is Silence
Nashville Film Festival Screenplay Competition
2021
Semifinalist
The Rest is Silence
WeScreenplay Shorts Contest
2021
Finalist
The Rest is Silence
Los Angeles International Screenplay Awards
2021
Semi-finalist
The Rest is Silence
Big Apple Film Festival Screenplay Competition
2021
Best Screenplay
The Rest is Silence
Top Shorts Film Festival
2020
College
New York Film Academy
Filmmaking
20192020
College
New York Film Academy
2-Day Line Producing
2020
College
University of Southern California
Film & Television Business
2016
College
University of Mumbai
B.A. in Sociology & English Literature (Double Major)
20152018
Birth City
Mumbai, India
Current City
New York City, USA
Gender
Female
“I am and always will be the optimist, the hoper of far-flung hopes, and the dreamer of improbable dreams.” - Doctor Who
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